Justice
Platon’s Sister Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in the Laundromat Case
Elena Platon, the sister of the controversial businessman Veaceslav Platon, investigated in the Laundromat case, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison in Russia for involvement in laundering more than…
12 March 2021
New Arrest in the Billion-Dollar Bank Fraud
Last week, the prosecutors conducted searches at the home and office of the former administrator of the Banca de Economii, Ion Ropot. The Chișinău Court issued a 30-day arrest warrant suspecting Ropot of abuse…
12 March 2021
A 150,000 Dollars Bribe to a Ukrainian Judge
The Supreme Court of Justice rejected the request to the political asylum of a Ukrainian judge known for his 150,000 dollars bribe, money which he hid in a jar and buried in his garden. Ukrainian Judge Nicolai…
11 March 2021
The Presidency and the Parliament: Constructive Dialogue or War on Corruption?
Following the Constitutional Court’s decision to declare unconstitutional the decree on the repeated appointment of Natalia Gavrilița to the prime minister post, president Maia Sandu held a press conference. Sh…
05 March 2021
A Violation Of The Right To A Fair Trial
The General Prosecutor’s Office filed an annulment appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice, highlighting that a decision issued in 2020 regarding a defendant was a “flagrant violation of fundamental…
04 March 2021
A 130 Million Dollars Loss for Electricity Debt
Moldova’s state budget could lose almost 130 million dollars as damage, the equivalent of about 2.2 billion Moldovan lei, due to a twenty-year-old debt for the electricity received from Romania. Following an au…
04 March 2021
The Forestry Administrative Authority’s Director Risks Losing His Job
The director of the forestry administrative authority Moldsilva has three conflicts of interest and risks losing his mandate and the right to hold a public office for 3 years. The National Integrity Authority i…
04 March 2021
A Judge Acquitted in the 20 Billion Dollars Money Laundry Case
A former judge accused in the 20 billion dollars money laundry case was acquitted. The Court pronounced the decision on Tuesday, March 2. Ghenadie Bîrnaz was accused that in 2011, when acting as a judge at the…
03 March 2021
Former Party Leader Risks Losing Part of His Wealth
Dumitru Diacov, former president and current deputy of the Democratic Party risks losing part of his fortune after the National Integrity Authority found a considerable difference between the acquired wealth an…
26 February 2021
The Head Of The Biggest Moldovan Cemetery Reinstated
Pavel Eni, the head of the Saint Lazarus cemetery, previously detained for corruption and later suspended from office at the prosecutors’ request, was reinstated. The Chișinău Court took the decision on Thursda…
25 February 2021
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